Two killed as chunk of earth falls on them
Two men, alleged members of soil lifting syndicates, were killed being crushed under soil and another sustained injuries while they were illegally razing a hill in Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar.
The dead are Mujibur Rahman, 40, and Ali Ahmed, 29; and the injured is Rafiqul Islam, 38; said police.
KM Ajmiruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Ramu Police Station, quoting locals, said the trio were residents of Ukhiarghona area in the upazila.
They went to raze the hill with a soil lifting machine on Tuesday night. At one point, a big chunk of soil fell on them, leaving Mujiur and Ali dead on the spot, he said, adding that Rafiqul sustained serious injuries.
Four more workers fled the scene after the incident, the OC said.
On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to Cox's Bazar Zila Sadar Hospital for autopsies.
Police primarily gleaned that the deceased were members of a soil lifting syndicate, the OC said.
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